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Multiple H⁺ sensors mediate the extracellular acidification-induced [Ca²⁺]_i elevation in cultured rat ventricular cardiomyocytes.

ABSTRACT: Acidosis has been known to cause "Ca²⁺ transients", however, the mechanism is still uncertain. Here, we demonstrated that multiple H⁺ sensors, such as ASICs, TRPV1 and proton-sensing G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in extracellular acidification-induced intracellular calcium ([Ca²⁺]_i) elevation. By using calcium imaging measures, we observed that both ASIC and TRPV1 channels inhibitors suppressed the [Ca²⁺]_i elevation induced by extracellular acidosis in cultured rat cardiac myocytes. Then, both channels mRNA and proteins were identified by RT-PCR, western blotting and immunofluorescence. ASIC-like and TRPV1-like currents were induced by extracellular acidification, suggesting that functional ASIC and TRPV1 channels jointly mediated extracellular calcium entry. Furthermore, either pre-exhaustion of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca²⁺ with thapsigargin or IP₃ receptor blocker 2-APB or PLC inhibitor U73122 significantly attenuated the elevation of [Ca²⁺]_i, indicating that the intracellular Ca²⁺ stores and the PLC-IP₃ signaling also contributed to the acidosis-induced elevation of [Ca²⁺]_i. By using genetic and pharmacological approaches, we identified that ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1) might be another main component in acidosis-induced release of [Ca²⁺]_i. These results suggest that multiple H⁺-sensitive receptors are involved in "Ca²⁺ transients" induced by acidosis in the heart.

SUBMITTER: Hu YL

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